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Alice Shirley 1501–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 1559

Death Location: Battle, Sussex, England

Father: Sir Sussexshire,

Mother: Lady Wiston

Spouse(s): Sir Pylcher, Thomas Challenor

Children(s): Mercy Pylcher, Thomas Pilcher, Lawrence Pitcher, Margaret Pitcher, Mercy PILCHER, Alice Pilcher, Agnes Pilcher, Joane Pilcher, Sir Pylcher, Joane Pilcher

The story of Alice Shirley began in 1501 in Battle, Sussex, England. Alice Shirley married Sir Luke Pilcher Pylcher, Thomas Challenor, and had children including Agnes Pilcher, Alice Pilcher, Joane De La Haye Pilcher, Joane Pilcher, Lawrence Pitcher, Margaret Pitcher, Mercy Pilcher, Mercy Pylcher, Sir David Pilcher Pylcher, Thomas Pilcher. Alice Shirley passed away in 1559 in Battle, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alice Shirley began in 1501 in Battle, Sussex, England.
  • Alice Shirley married Sir Luke Pilcher Pylcher, Thomas Challenor, and had children including Agnes Pilcher, Alice Pilcher, Joane De La Haye Pilcher, Joane Pilcher, Lawrence Pitcher, Margaret Pitcher, Mercy Pilcher, Mercy Pylcher, Sir David Pilcher Pylcher, Thomas Pilcher.
  • Alice Shirley passed away in 1559 in Battle, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sussexshire,
1478–1540
Birth Location: Wiston (Sussex) England
SS
Lady Wiston
1484–1540
Birth Location: Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Sir Pylcher
1501–1547
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
SP
Thomas Challenor
1502–
Birth Location: Wiston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
TC

Children(s)

Mercy Pylcher
1537–1588
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
MP
Thomas Pilcher
1532–1572
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
TP
Lawrence Pitcher
1525–1576
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
LP
Margaret Pitcher
1539–
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
MP
Mercy PILCHER
1535–1570
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
MP
Alice Pilcher
1531–1591
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
AP
Agnes Pilcher
1535–1571
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
AP
Joane Pilcher
1531–1591
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, Angleterre
JP
Sir Pylcher
1525–1576
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
SP
Joane Pilcher
1510–1591
Birth Location: Northiam, Rother District, East Sussex, England
JP

Alice Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Alice Shirley
1501–1559
Birth Place: Battle, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Richard Shirley, Lord of Wiston and Sheriff of Sussexshire,
1478–1540
Wiston (Sussex) England
Lady (Anne Shelley of) Wiston
1484–1540
Michelgrove Manor, Clapham, Sussexshire and West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alice Shirley's Descendants

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Alice Shirley (1501–26 Jan 1559) m. Sir (Luke Pilcher) Pylcher (1501–1 Jun 1547) m. Thomas Challenor (1502–)
  1. 1. Mercy Pylcher 1537–1588 m. THOMAS (JENNER) SR 1535–1600
    1. 1. Thomas Jenner 1580–1633 m. ELEANOR PEPYS 1585–1620
      1. 1. Elizabeth Jenner 1607–1644 m. RICHARD BURT 1607–1669
  2. 2. Thomas Pilcher 1532–1572
  3. 3. Lawrence Pitcher 1525–1576
  4. 4. Margaret Pitcher 1539–
  5. 5. Mercy PILCHER 1535–1570
  6. 6. Alice Pilcher 1531–1591
  7. 7. Agnes Pilcher 1535–1571
  8. 8. Joane Pilcher 1531–1591
  9. 9. Sir (David Pilcher) Pylcher 1525–1576
  10. 10. Joane (De La Haye) Pilcher 1510–1591

Alice Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Alice Shirley in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1559
26 Jan 1559
Age 58
Death of Alice Shirley in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England
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